MODIFICATION
Y -- Joint Operation Center
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Baltimore, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21203, United States
- ZIP Code
- 21203
- Solicitation Number
- W912DR-13-R-0037
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2013
- Point of Contact
- Nancy Kebe-Robinson, Phone: 410-854-0737, Carlen Capenos, Phone: 410-854-0739
- E-Mail Address
-
nancy.kebe-robinson@usace.army.mil, carlen.capenos@usace.army.mil
(nancy.kebe-robinson@usace.army.mil, carlen.capenos@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a pre-solicitation notice for the Joint Operations Center. The procurement is being solicited on an unrestricted basis. The NAICS Code is 236220 with a small business size standard of $33,500,000.00. This procurement is being advertised as a Single Phase Request for Proposal (RFP). The magnitude of construction is between $250,000,000 and $500,000,000. The completion period is expected to be 1,095 calendar days from notice to proceed. This is a design-bid-build (DBB) project that consists of the construction of a multi-story Joint Operations Center (JOC) along with supporting infrastructure. The building will be located on Fort Meade in Maryland. The size is approximately 242,000 SF. The primary facility is a multi-level structure that includes a 24-hour, 7 days per week operations floor with a battle bridge, collaboration areas and other operations activities areas. The project consists of core and shell structure and foundations, elevator conveyance systems, electrical/mechanical service and distribution components/systems, fire protection alarm/suppression, information technology infrastructure, communications, and security systems support infrastructure. The interior will include raised access floor systems, acoustically-rated interior partitions and ceilings, power, lighting, environmental control and communications. Site infrastructure will include primary electrical service to the site, storm water management, water, sewer, chilled water distribution, and telecommunications pathways. The entire structure will be built to Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) standards. The JOC will be constructed to LEED Silver certifiable level. The project will be constructed in accordance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (USFAS)/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines, and Antiterrorism Force Protection (ATFP) standards. Specifications and Drawings will only be released to Offerors who are free from Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI) and have bonding sufficient to be awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation. Offerors wishing to receive specifications and drawing are required to submit the "Statement of Affiliation" form posted with this pre-solicitation notice and a letter from their bonding surety stating that the offeror has sufficient bonding. All Offerors, whether prime offerors or subcontractors, have to be verified for compliance with DFARS 252.209-7001, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a the Government of a Terrorist Country, DFARS 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government and DFARS 252.2209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Terrorist Country. The verification process must be completed prior to release of drawings and specifications to any offeror. An electronic copy of the Statement of Affiliation must be submitted to Nancy Kebe-Robinson, nancy.kebe-robinson@usace.army.mil and Carlen Capenos, carlen.capenos@usace.army.mil. Originals from the prime offerors and their subcontractors will be required to be submitted with the proposal submission. If an Offeror receives the drawings and specifications and declines to offer, then the original Statement of Affiliation shall be submitted with the return of the drawings and specifications. Offerors who have submitted a Statement of Affiliation to the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, in the past 90 days for any previous solicitations, may submit a copy of that Statement of Affiliation with the proposal submission instead of the original. A contract will not be awarded to a firm or subsidiary of a firm if it is determined to be under significant FOCI from governments or countries that support terrorism or are considered critical intelligence threats. Subcontractors identified in the proposal are subject to the same eligibility determination. If the U.S. Government determines there is, or may be, FOCI, then the U.S. Government may seek clarification to make a final determination whether the Offeror is eligible to receive the drawings and specifications. If an Offeror is not determined to be free of significant FOCI issues, the Offeror may be required to submit a mitigation strategy in writing that must be approved by the U.S. Government, otherwise the Offeror may be ineligible for further award consideration. If FOCI concerns cannot be mitigated to the satisfaction of the U.S. Government then the Offeror may be determined to be ineligible to receive the drawings and specifications. This determination is solely at the discretion of the U.S. Government. Being denied access to the documents or specifications, or receiving them in a delayed manner, as a result of FOCI processing is not cause for a protest or an extension of the response period. Additionally, only U.S. persons, as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or 8 U.S.C. 124b(a)(3), may work on this site or have access to any of the documents. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be released on or about 11 September 2013 with proposals due on or about 23 October 2013. Offerors are encouraged to submit the Statement of Affiliation and Surety Letters documenting bonding ability for at least the minimum amount of listed in the magnitude of construction ($250M) as soon as possible. Additionally, any subcontractor of the offeror who will require 50% or more of the design documents must also submit Statement of Affiliation paperwork. Offerors will be notified as to their eligibility to receive drawings and specifications when a decision is made. The initial solicitation will be posted on FedBizOpps. Drawings and specifications will need to be picked up at The Real Property Services Field Office located in Annapolis Junction, MD and will only be released to those determined to be free of FOCI and have submitted a Surety letter indicated the minimum bonding requirements. Potential offerors are requested to submit their Statement of Affiliations as soon as possible but no later than 1 September 2013. A determination will be made prior to the release of the solicitation for all offerors who submit this information by 1 September 2013. The U.S. Government will not make this same guarantee for those that submit this information after 1 September 2013. All are notified that the offer acceptance period will not be extended due to the offerors not receiving the drawings and specifications at the time of the release of the solicitation due to not submitting the Statement of Affiliation by 1 September 2013. This pre-solicitation notice also issues a DRAFT solicitation. The U.S. Government invites Industry to provide comments on the solicitation. Comments shall be submitted in writing to: nancy.kebe-robinson@usace.army.mil and carlen.capenos@usace.army.mil no later than 9 August 2013. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all authenticated account holder of Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) System. To familiarize vendors with the system, please download the Vendor guide by logging into https://www.FBO.gov. Please note that all Corps of Engineers acquisitions are considered Sensitive, but Unclassified documents, and require users to have a valid MPIN entered in the FBO system to access the package.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA31/W912DR-13-R-0037/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Meade, Maryland, 20755, United States
- Zip Code: 20755
- Zip Code: 20755
- Record
- SN03136663-W 20130804/130802235030-a0a5eaf8a486ea3d172cbb303188ce2b (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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